In order to impress the father of a girl he is keen on, a young man goes to the city in search of work. In his letters home he writes of his various jobs which her imagination expands into much nobler ones than those that he is actually attempting.
Stunts
Keaton's physical comedy at peak absurdity.
Direction
Seamless fantasy-reality cuts.
Production
1922 NYC location shooting.
Director
Edward F. Cline
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Keaton's father Joe plays the disapproving dad — their real-life strained relationship adds accidental subtext.
Released during peak 'rural exodus' to cities; Keaton satirizes both hayseed naivety and urban cruelty without picking sides.
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